Special projects

East side access to Grand Central

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday in below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013) Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

The Mass Transit Authority gave a tour of the new tunnels that will connect the LIRR to Grand Central in Manhattan. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday in below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday in below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday in below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Terminal. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The East Access Project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project below midtown Manhattan. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)

Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Contractors work on the East Side Access Project on Tuesday below midtown Manhattan. The project eventually will enable Long Island Rail Road customers to arrive directly at Grand Central Station. (Jan. 29, 2013)